Inmate Claims Trial Evidence Of Dismemberment, Decapitation Is Prejudicial

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

SD Department of Corrections

A South Dakota inmate who dismembered his victim after killing her is asking for a new trial.

Stephen Falkenberg was found guilty in Yankton County of second-degree murder.

He says the prosecutor at trial focused on the dismemberment even though it occurred in a different state after the victim was dead.

Victoria Wicks has more on this appeal for SDPB.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.